Too early for Conroe RIG SPECS?

2 months out...

But what will the best choices be for a Conroe rig:

Mobo: Model XXX

Conroe: Model XXX

Cooling:

Ram:

Videocard(s):

PSU:

I am sticking with my x1900xt for my games.
ram 8000ul

Too early to tell isnt it? :P

But I've thought about Conroe + G80, or Dual Woodcrest + G80, or something in that direction ! ;)

Dunno what about ya charlie , But I started picking up stuff ...

Bought Super Talent DDR2 Kit on ebay - PC2-8000, T1000UX2G5, 2X1GB.
As for mobo, will wait for Dfi to come out with their products.
conroe model and psu still too early to decide.

I think we've got this figured out

Mobo: Albatron
Conroe: XE :D
Cooling: phase
Ram: high end 2x1gb
Videocard: x1900 CF
PSU: Zippy 850

Or more likely in my case, 200$ board, whatever Conroe i can get, 1gb mediocre DDR2 (prolly going to upgrade it in ~7 months when DDR2 gets much better), keepin my 7900GT, was thinking about a new PSU but don't know whats hot these days.

doesn't apply to conroe specifically, but check out this 750w silverstone w/ 4x 12v rails @18 amps apiece. only $210 too.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256006

Heh, but for people like me with a single GPU and a Conroe, i don't think we will need too much power. 170 @ 3+ Ghz and 7900GT run great on 485w PSU, Conroe will consume LESS power, i think non CF/SLI guys won't need 600+w.

Ok Conroe and RAM........

Deep subject. So Conroe will have low multi's like 7-10? Maybe 11?

That means the boards will need to clock well. And the ram... the ram will fly. Looks like everyone will run 400-450mHz (DDR800-900) prob at 4-4-4 because there IS NO D9.

Oh yeah... on Vapo LS the Conroe will be SOOO ridiculously fast. 10 sec superPi?

Mmmmmm... Conroe XE :slobber:

Mobo: Model XXX (unknown, will wait and see)

Conroe: Model e4300 (9x mutli for cheap)

Cooling: 7700cu probably (have one now)

Ram: 2x1gb, whatever's cheap and fast (no ddr2 atm)

Videocard(s):7800gtx (or x1800xt if a can swap with someone)

PSU:coolmax 450w (should be more than enough)

should be good :)

will conroe XE be 10 x 333 = 3.33gHz??

Will it have UP unlocked multi's?

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Originally Posted by charlie

will conroe XE be 10 x 333 = 3.33gHz??

Will it have UP unlocked multi's?

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Or 9 x 333 = 3Ghz.

Noone knows what the XE's speed will be ATM i think.

Woodcrest 5160 is 9 x 333 :)

7800gtx cards will be the way to go for me. cheap as ice cream these days.

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Originally Posted by charlie

That means the boards will need to clock well. And the ram... the ram will fly. Looks like everyone will run 400-450mHz (DDR800-900) prob at 4-4-4 because there IS NO D9.

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Doesn't SuperTalent have D9? Though it's no fatbody it can preform pretty good, seeing what FUGGER did with it.

But on-topic:
Mobo: Abit, Asus or DFI(most likely), though if there any other good brands I'll pick that one.
Conroe: 6600 or 6700 or something like that.
Cooling: Single Stage Phase Change (by unkown_road, he is making one for me at the moment.:banana: )
Ram: 2x1 GB Supertalent D9 or 4x1GB Supertalent D9, don't know if it is usefull...
Videocard(s): X800GTO2 T.E.C. cooled, since the conroe takes up al my money.:p:
PSU: Don't know yet, OCZ GameXStream looks tempting, or just a normal Tagan would do it.

Mobo: Model XXX Abit, ASUS, (first good brand I can) DFI :crossfingers:

Conroe: Model XXX 2.13GHZ E6400

Cooling: Air XP90/Si-120 + 2 120mm Panaflos

Ram: Last minute

Videocard(s):7800gtEVGA

PSU: (Overkill) Fan Modded Sparkle FSP550-PLG-SLI 550W Single/36A+12v

AFAIK there will be an E8000 3,33Ghz FSB 1333Mhz 4MB L2 cache TDP 95W. This beast is scheduled for Q4 and will cost $ 1199.

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Originally Posted by the farmer

AFAIK there will be an E8000 3,33Ghz FSB 1333Mhz 4MB L2 cache TDP 95W. This beast is scheduled for Q4 and will cost $ 1199.

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Do you have a link to that? Then I want it :)

My guess is that the XE version will cost 999$ as every other Intel XE's.

charlie.. it will be dfi cf i975x for sure for the board.
non XE will be the highest clocked 2.67ghz (E6700)
and cooling :) just wat you like ;)

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Originally Posted by Absolute_0

I think we've got this figured out

Mobo: Albatron
Conroe: XE :D
Cooling: phase
Ram: high end 2x1gb
Videocard: x1900 CF
PSU: Zippy 850

Or more likely in my case, 200$ board, whatever Conroe i can get, 1gb mediocre DDR2 (prolly going to upgrade it in ~7 months when DDR2 gets much better), keepin my 7900GT, was thinking about a new PSU but don't know whats hot these days.

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Mobo: Albatron PXP965 (looks very interesting to me) - might be around 200€
Conroe: I will go for the E6400 I think (70$ less than 6600, but I still don't know how much 2mb L2 will affect the performance) - 240€
Cooling: Water (Triple Swiftech/Cooltek -> quiet) - already here
Ram: 2x1 Gig - best bang für app. 200 €
Video: 7900GT - under 300€, looks delicous! or due to costs 7600GT
PSU: huh, I don't know :(

All I want is a nice, fast, quiet and cost effective (don't know a better description *doh*) rig ;) I don't want to pay much more than 1k€ (especially because I will be a student soon).

but I really think that CF and SLI is useless for most people, especially as I saw some people running SLI with 19" CRT (*helloooooo?!* :slapass: )

furthermore I've had MCI/MDT DDR1 Ram for several years, and they came out fast enough for my needs (always the first choosing the sides in CoD2 *kehkeh*) with decent OC (e.g. 225 with 2,5-3-3-5 or 200 with 2-3-2-5 ; stock 200 and 2,5-3-3-8). today 2 gig of MCI/MDT DDR2-667 only cost about 140€!

but still, the E4300 looks interesting too (9*Multiplier...)

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Originally Posted by Salvador

Do you have a link to that? Then I want it :)

My guess is that the XE version will cost 999$ as every other Intel XE's.

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E8000

Price is a bit early to say i think :).

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Originally Posted by Waus-mod

charlie.. it will be dfi cf i975x for sure for the board.
non XE will be the highest clocked 2.67ghz (E6700)
cooling :) just wat you like ;)

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Yes. And No. To give it all:

Launch in Q3'06
E6300
E6400
E6600, en 2,40Ghz Dual Core 4Mb L2 cache 1066MHz FSB. TDP 65W
E6700, en 2,67Ghz Dual Core 4Mb L2 cache 1066Mhz FSB. TDP 65W

Launch in Q4'06
E4200
E6200
E6500
E6800, 2,93Ghz Dual Core 4Mb L2 cache 1066Mhz FSB. TDP 65W
E6900, 3,20Ghz Dual Core 4Mb L2 cache 1066Mhz FSB. TDP 65W?
E8000, 3,33Ghz Dual Core 4Mb L2 cache 1333Mhz FSB. TDP 95W

I will ask to when I can release my machine specs, you will all be surprised.

Mobo: Bad Axe rev 304 or some other high end Intel board
Conroe: probably E6600
Cooling: Tt Big Typhoon (already have)
Ram: 4x512 PC4300 (already have) might upgrade
Video: eVGA 6800 GS OCed (already have)
PSU: Antec Trueblue 2.0 480 Watt (more than enough)

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Originally Posted by the farmer

E8000

Price is a bit early to say i think :).

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Yeah, i forgot my self. Look at my post over this one.

Don't think that Intel will charge more than 999$ as far as I'm concerned. Rather that the Q3 models will have price cuts when Q4 models arrive :)

But sorry OP, for all the Off topic;)

Most certain that I will cool my Conroe/Woodcrest with quiet Air :stick:

Edit: To compare, a Woodcrest 5160 (9x333) I have heard to cost 851$, or somewhat around there.

im thinking e6600, corsair xms 2x 1gb pc 6400 (or whatever is proven at the time), x1800xt in cf ($650 new) or x1900xtx (unless nvidia decides to support conroe, then its up in the air), 250gb hd(seagate), new power supply and cooling (air). the motherboard is what i am uncertain on yet. i like abit, but asus and dfi will also be an option.

i think these conroes will have no problems hitting 3.3ghz+ on good air cooling. 400X9 would just rock however :slapass:

the whole setup should cost about $1400-$1500 depending on what i do for video cards... i can hardly wait :explode:

So the E6700 will be the first high ender to hit our dirty paws. That's a 10x multi... I'd expect maybe 3500mHz on AIR. I mean if the E8000 will hit 3.33 Intel certified to run in a closet in Kuala Lumpur... how high in a cool room with a BT?
That's like 4.3ghz fx-60, lol...

Ok anyways so assuming a 3500mHz target we'll need 10 x 350. What divider you gonna run? 2:1 throws you into 700mhz land... what will run there? So shall we hit it with a divider that allows us to run as high as we can @ 4-4-4?? Maybe shoot for 500mHz? 3:4? Or higher @ cas5?